"farthing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɑː(ɹ).ðɪŋ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-farthing.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-farthing.wav [US] Forms: farthings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ðɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English ferthing, from Old English fēorþing, fēorþung (“a quarter, fourth part, farthing”), from fēorþa (“fourth”), from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz (“a quarter”), probably influenced by Old Norse fjórðungr (“a fourth part, quarter”). Equivalent to fourth + -ing; compare English riding (“third part”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ferthing}} Middle English ferthing, {{inh|en|ang|fēorþing}} Old English fēorþing, {{m|ang|fēorþung|t=a quarter, fourth part, farthing}} fēorþung (“a quarter, fourth part, farthing”), {{m|ang|fēorþa|t=fourth}} fēorþa (“fourth”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*fedurþungaz|t=a quarter}} Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz (“a quarter”), {{cog|non|fjórðungr|t=a fourth part, quarter}} Old Norse fjórðungr (“a fourth part, quarter”), {{af|en|fourth|-ing|nocat=1}} fourth + -ing, {{cog|en|riding#Etymology_2|riding|third part}} English riding (“third part”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} farthing (plural farthings)
  1. (historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Coins, Historical currencies, Money Translations (former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny): фартинг (farting) [masculine] (Bulgarian), čtvrtpenny [feminine] (Czech), duonpenco (Esperanto), farthing [masculine] (French), φαρδίνι (fardíni) [neuter] (Greek), pārenga (Maori), pātene (Maori), фа́ртинг (fárting) [masculine] (Russian), ọ̀níní (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-farthing-en-noun--onN1RFW Disambiguation of Coins: 94 4 2 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 97 2 1 Disambiguation of Money: 95 4 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 17 2 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 79 18 3 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 84 14 2 Disambiguation of 'former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny': 98 2 0
  2. (figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount. Tags: figuratively Synonyms: jot, shred, whit Translations (a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount): vindra [feminine] (Czech), flok [masculine] (Czech), grešle [feminine] (Czech), Groschen [masculine] (German), Heller [masculine] (German), Pfifferling [masculine] (German), Pfennig [masculine] (German), fillér (Hungarian), fitying (Hungarian), fabatka (Hungarian), lyukas garas (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-farthing-en-noun-9UvWliHJ Disambiguation of 'a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount': 2 98 0
  3. (obsolete) A division of land. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-farthing-en-noun-cgkcPB-P
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: riding

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "ref": "1895, Parliament of Western Australia, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly VIII, page 163",
          "text": "We must keep them to the fact that the duty is one and three quarter farthings, or nearly a half-penny in the pound and no more, and any one who tries to work it out any other way is not acting fairly in the matter."
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          "currency",
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          "one-quarter"
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        "(historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this."
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "farting",
          "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
          "word": "duonpenco"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "farthing"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "fardíni",
          "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "φαρδίνι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
          "word": "pārenga"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
          "word": "pātene"
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          "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
          "word": "ọ̀níní"
        }
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        {
          "ref": "1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter xvi",
          "text": "That period of infatuation was not unrelieved by a certain amount of self-introspection on my part. I kept account of every farthing I spent, and my expenses were carefully calculated. Every little item such as omnibus fares or postage or a couple of coppers spent on newspapers, would be entered, and the balance struck every evening before going to bed. That habit has stayed with me ever since, and I know that as a result, though I have had to handle public funds amounting to lakhs, I have succeeded in exercising strict economy in their disbursement, and instead of outstanding debts have had invariably a surplus balance in respect of all the movements I have led."
        }
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        "A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount."
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        "(figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "jot"
        },
        {
          "word": "shred"
        },
        {
          "word": "whit"
        }
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        "figuratively"
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          "_dis1": "2 98 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "vindra"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 98 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "flok"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 98 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "grešle"
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          "_dis1": "2 98 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Groschen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 98 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Heller"
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          "_dis1": "2 98 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Pfifferling"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 98 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Pfennig"
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          "_dis1": "2 98 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
          "word": "fillér"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 98 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
          "word": "fitying"
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          "_dis1": "2 98 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
          "word": "fabatka"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 98 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
          "word": "lyukas garas"
        }
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        "(obsolete) A division of land."
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      "word": "brass farthing"
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      "word": "chuck-farthing"
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      "word": "farthing dip"
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    {
      "word": "farthingland"
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      "word": "farthingless"
    },
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      "word": "farthing loaf"
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    {
      "word": "Farthing Street"
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    {
      "word": "half farthing"
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    {
      "word": "Harrington farthing"
    },
    {
      "word": "not worth a brass farthing"
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      "word": "penny farthing"
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      "word": "pitch-farthing"
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    {
      "word": "quarter farthing"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "riding#Etymology_2",
        "3": "riding",
        "4": "third part"
      },
      "expansion": "English riding (“third part”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English ferthing, from Old English fēorþing, fēorþung (“a quarter, fourth part, farthing”), from fēorþa (“fourth”), from Proto-Germanic *fedurþungaz (“a quarter”), probably influenced by Old Norse fjórðungr (“a fourth part, quarter”). Equivalent to fourth + -ing; compare English riding (“third part”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "farthings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "farthing (plural farthings)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "riding"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1895, Parliament of Western Australia, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly VIII, page 163",
          "text": "We must keep them to the fact that the duty is one and three quarter farthings, or nearly a half-penny in the pound and no more, and any one who tries to work it out any other way is not acting fairly in the matter."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "British",
          "British"
        ],
        [
          "unit",
          "unit"
        ],
        [
          "currency",
          "currency"
        ],
        [
          "one-quarter",
          "one-quarter"
        ],
        [
          "old penny",
          "old penny"
        ],
        [
          "coin",
          "coin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1927-29, M.K. Gandhi, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, translated 1940 by Mahadev Desai, Part I, Chapter xvi",
          "text": "That period of infatuation was not unrelieved by a certain amount of self-introspection on my part. I kept account of every farthing I spent, and my expenses were carefully calculated. Every little item such as omnibus fares or postage or a couple of coppers spent on newspapers, would be entered, and the balance struck every evening before going to bed. That habit has stayed with me ever since, and I know that as a result, though I have had to handle public funds amounting to lakhs, I have succeeded in exercising strict economy in their disbursement, and instead of outstanding debts have had invariably a surplus balance in respect of all the movements I have led."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "jot"
        },
        {
          "word": "shred"
        },
        {
          "word": "whit"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A division of land."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "division",
          "division"
        ],
        [
          "land",
          "land"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A division of land."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɑː(ɹ).ðɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)ðɪŋ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-farthing.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/97/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Wodencafe-farthing.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Wodencafe-farthing.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "farting",
      "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фартинг"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "čtvrtpenny"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
      "word": "duonpenco"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "farthing"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fardíni",
      "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "φαρδίνι"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
      "word": "pārenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
      "word": "pātene"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fárting",
      "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фа́ртинг"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny",
      "word": "ọ̀níní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vindra"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "flok"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "grešle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Groschen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Heller"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Pfifferling"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Pfennig"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
      "word": "fillér"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
      "word": "fitying"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
      "word": "fabatka"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a very small quantity or value; the least possible amount",
      "word": "lyukas garas"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Farthing"
  ],
  "word": "farthing"
}

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